SCP-XXXX ("The Broken Tongue")

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SCP-XXXX, enlarged to show detail.

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures:++ Object is housed at Research Area ██. Following Incident XXXX-1, object has been moved to Research Area ██. no Keter class testing or containment is to be perfromed at Reasearch Area ██. When not being used for testing, object is to be enclosed in a seventy-five (75) by twenty (20) by twenty (20) centimeter block of rubber, molded into two pieces, enclosing the object, with a Faraday cage surrounding the block, and placed on a static-free workbench. The containment room for the object shall be made of unreinforced concrete (minimum thickness of three (3) meters) and shall be illuminated at all times by gas lamps. The humidity level shall remain between 65% and 70% at all times, and the humidors shall be located outside of SCP-XXXX's containment room.

The door to SCP-XXXX's containment room shall be made of non-conductive, high impact ceramic materials. Following Incident XXXX-1, access is via three (3) containment doors, the outermost door positioned at least twenty (20) meters from the object and consisting primarily of metal, with the metallic threshold grounded in case of electrical discharge. The two innermost doors are to be constructed of non-conductive, high impact ceramic materials.

No personnel are allowed within SCP-XXXX's containment room outside of testing. No electrical devices of any sort, including pacemakers, watches, or recording devices are to be brought into the containment room except those being used in the current test. In no event may an electrical device capable of producing more than one thousand (1000) Watts be used in testing without authorization of O5 personal. In no event may an electrical device capable of creating an alternating current be introduced to the containment room without authorization of O5 personal. Following Incident XXXX-1, When not undergoing testing, the Object shall be monitored by two (2) cameras, two (2) motion sensors and one (1) weight sensor in the floor, none of which shall be individually capable of producing more than fifty (50) Watts, and each of which shall be equiped with an automatic shut off in the case of electrical discharge.

Research Area ██ shall remain equipped with two lighting rods at all times, neither of which shall be grounded within 200 meters of SCP-XXXX.

All linguists assigned to SCP-XXXX are to be given weekly psychological evaluations.

Description: SCP-XXXX appears to be a metalic obelisk, roughly twenty (20) centimeters high and five (5) centimeters square on the base. The metal appears to be ██████████, though the density of the object is roughly double that of ██████████. The sides of the object are paterned with square protrutions in an unknown patern. On the bottom of the object, there are four (4) small crevices, each coated in a brass-like metallic substance. These openings suggest the Object may be connected to an appropriate "male" interface. No new effect has been observed through the manipulation of or application of electricity directly to the metalic crevices. The object has thus far proved impervious to both deterioration and damage, making a determination of the object's age impossible.

SCP-XXXX was recovered during Incident ██████████████. Mobile Task Force Delta-5 ("Front Runners") raided a Church of the Broken God outpost in ██████████, ██. A basement was discovered containing an apparently demented and violent elderly man who was quickly terminated. In this room were over ███████ handmade documents in chronological order, including stone tablets dated over 2000 years old to modern paper showing minimal wear. Note that the earliest documents predate the Chrurch of the Broken God by over [REDACTED]. The documents do not appear to be written in any known languages, and ███ different languages have been identified. Linguistic analysis indicates that all documents are written in fully formed languages, but all attempts to translate the documents have failed.

Upon application of electricity a direct current, the object causes a sudden burst low level radiation discharge similar to ████████ waves, except that the radiation extends a certain disance, regardless of sheilding and interference. The radius of the radiation is exponentially proportional to the Watts applied to it at a rate of [DATA EXPUNGED], with a "static shock" creating a radius of eight-tenths (0.8) meters and a direct lightning strike estimated to create a radius reaching beyond [DATA EXPUNGED], potentially resulting in a [REDACTED] scenario. Testing for a method of containing the radiation is ongoing and should be considered a Level █████ priority, despite the complete lack of results thus far.

Any person who is within the radius of the radiation begins speaking and writing a new language, though they apparently believe they are speaking their native tongue. Subjects lose the ability to speak or comrehend their prior language(s). Linguistic analysis indicates that the new languages are fully formed languages, but all attempts to translate the languages have been met with complete failure. Attempts at translation continue. Subjects have proven incapable of learning or re-learning any real world language after exposure to SCP-XXXX. Class AA amnesiacs have been the only successful method of removing this block, though subjects are thereafter of little use to the Foundation, and Class AA amnesiacs are not advised in future testing. See Experiment Log XXXX-1.

Request to expose all excess D-class personnel to this at the end of each month to enlarge the linguistic data set. -Dr. A████
Request denied. O5-█

+ Experiment Log XXXX-1

Addendum [SCP-XXXXc]:
Subject: D-02638
Linguist: Dr. A████
Wattage: [DATA EXPUNGED] of Alternating Current
Subjects exposed to radiation from SCP-XXXX. Subject grabbed his head and screamed, making a noise that [REDACTED]. One Level-1 Researcher was killed in the event and Dr. A████ suffered from a broken wrist and persistent headaches. Both staff placed in Level ████ quarantine for fear of memetic properties. No such properties evidenced themselves, and Staff were released from quarantine and returned to duty without incident. Containment and testing procedures revised.

Addendum [SCP-XXXXe]:
Subject: D-18394
Linguist: Dr. A████
Wattage: multiple exposures of [DATA EXPUNGED]
Subject asked to lie down and recite the alphabet over and over again. SCP-XXXX is placed on a moving platform past subject's feet and given small shocks as it is moved towards the subject. Subject has no difficulty reciting the English alphabet while his legs and torso are within the radiation's radius, but the moment the radiation touches the base of his brain stem, he begins pronouncing unique, monosyllabic words instead of English letters. Subject shows no sign of distress or of having noticed a change. Subject in incapable of speaking or being taught English, despite a concentrated effort at reintroduction to the English language.

Well, this one we have the alphabet for, it should be simple enough to learn how to speak it. Dr. A████.

Two months after testing, Dr. A████ placed on voluntary administrative leave due to stress. Subject D-18394 terminated and all documentation locked in long term storage.

Addendum [SCP-XXXXf]:
Subject: D-18328
Linguist: Dr. A████
Wattage: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Subject asked to enter the containment room, sit at the table, and write a long, memorized phrase down on paper, followed by the alphabet and numbers from zero to fifty, reading each word or number aloud. While walking to the table, subject exposed to SCP-XXXX. Subject writes out a text of unknown language, speaking as he does so and showing no distress at his change in language. Subject is in incapable of speaking English, and no effort at reintroduction to the English language is made. It is noted that the language from SCP-XXXXf is different from that produced in SCP-XXXXe.

Ok, so we have a Rosetta Stone for this one. This should be simple to decode or prove as nonsense. Dr. A████.

Four months after testing, Dr. A████ placed on mandatory administrative leave due to stress. Subject D-18328 terminated and all documentation locked in long term storage.

Addendum [SCP-XXXXg]:
Subjects: D-11098 and D-99821
Linguist: Dr. A████
Wattage: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Subjects warned that SCP-XXXX would make them speak a new language and lose their ability to learn English. They were simultaneously exposed to a single burst of radiation from SCP-XXXX. The subjects show an inability to communicate with each other or with Foundation staff. The subjects become hostile and are immediately terminated.

Addendum [SCP-XXXXg]:
Subject: D-10098
Linguist: Dr. A████
Wattage: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Subject is semi-literate due to low intelligence and education. Exposure to SCP-XXXX is followed by no verbal communication, merely images, photographs, and picture-books. Subject shows no signs of distress, though he is obviously displeased by the researcher's silence. Dr. A████, after seeing the mild success in rudimentary non-verbal communication, grabbed the closest thing to a picture book from his office, giving the Subject a copy of the Voynich Manuscript. Subject ignored the pictures and began attempting to read the book, sounding out words as he went. Notably, he read the book backwards and from the middle of each page outward. All observations indicate that subject understood the book and found it to have a sad ending.

Ok, so we have a Rosetta Stone for this one. This should be simple to decode or prove as nonsense. Dr. A████.

Four months after testing, Dr. A████ placed on mandatory administrative leave due to stress. Subject D-18328 terminated and all documentation locked in long term storage.

Addendum [SCP-XXXXk]:
Subject: Dr. A████
Linguist: Dr. A████ and Dr. L████
Wattage: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Without approval or oversight, Dr. A████ exposed himself to SCP-XXXX. It is notable that Dr. A████ spoke eight languages fluently prior to the experiment. Dr. L████ took over as linguist for experiment SCP-XXXXk.

Dr. A████ exhibits the same symptoms of prior subjects, though he seems puzzled by his own voice, and downright shocked by the verbal and written communications of Foundation staff. It appears that Dr. A████ now knows eight new languages, and by pointing at different places on an unlabeled map of the world, each new language has been associated with the language he is trying to speak. Dr. A████ has been unable to communicate beyond non-verbal pantomime, and has since lapsed into inactivity and depression. Dr. A████ moved to the long term care wing of Medical Facility ████ and kept under suicide watch.

Addendum [SCP-XXXXm]:
Subject: D-29374, D-93847, D-20375, D-20384, and D-29384
Linguist: Dr. L████
Wattage: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Subjects chosen due to non-violent tendencies. D-29374, D-93847, D-20375, D-20384, and D-29384 were put in a single room with food, water, and non-linguistic entertainment (games and puzzles). Radiation from SCP-XXXX is used in a careful dose to affect four of the five subjects. Subjects quickly realize that none of them can understand the others. Food is provided and trash removed without human contact or verbal communication, and long term surveillance is maintained.

The unaffected Subject acts virtually identical to the others. With no external verbal stimuli, D-29374, D-93847 become detached and depressed, simmilar to individuals kept in long term solitary confinement. D-20375, upon realizing that Foundation Staff would not enter or reprimand, became controlling and violent. D-20384 was killed by D-20375 over a fight for food. D-29384, who had been a doctor prior to incarceration, attempted to save the dying subject's life, but failed. After days of muttering, D-29384 killed herself. Thereafter, D-20375 [REDACTED] the remaining Subjects over the course of a month.

Request upgrade to Keter status. Dr. A████

Request denied, and pull the plug on this sideshow. If you want a long term test subject, use Dr. A████ O5-█

+ Document SCP-XXXXa (regarding incident XXXX-01):

At ██:██ pm ██/██/██, over ██ scattered civilian vehicles approached Research Area ██ from both access roads. Research Area ██ was put on ████ Alert, and Procedure Theta Tau was implemented. The four (4) ground level Foundation personnel were initially able to maintain their cover identities when speaking with the trespassers, and discovered than the latitude and longitude of Research Area ██ was distributed as the location of a youth "Jamboree.” Pursuant to Procedure Theta Tau, the trespassers were told that Research Area ██ was a [REDACTED] and that they had been sent to the wrong location. The departure of the Trespassers was stalled due to a constant stream of new arrivals. Approximately ███ adults and ████ youths arrived in total.

At precisely ██:██, approximately ██ of the adults and █ of the children pulled weapons from camping gear and attempted to breach Research Area ██ in a coordinated attack. Battle cries consistent with rhetoric of the Church of the Broken God were heard, as well as references to "The Tongue" and "The Voice." A perimeter breach occurred and lockdown was implimented. Mobile Task Force Rho Five ("Bee Sting") converged on Research Area ██, putting down the assault with acceptable civilian casualties and containing the fleeing civilians with acceptable civilian casualties. The surviving civilians indicated that revised coordinates were distributed a week before the camping event, redirecting them here. The survivors were given Class C amnesiacs and re-questioned, using known Church of the Broken God "secret" codes. Three additional members of the Church were detected and terminated after questioning. Area Command utilized Cover Story Beta Zeta, and the remaining civilians were provided grief counseling. Research Area ██ decommissioned.

//This is unacceptable. I don't care that the damn Church broke silence first; we cannot allow this much attention to come down on one of our locations. You had better hope that this media hype about gun wielding scouts dies down and that reporters don't find Research Area ██ or I'll knock you back to level 1 researcher. // O5-█

Request upgrade to Ketter Status. Area Supervisor C████
Request denied. O5-█

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